List of the prehistoric life of Wisconsin

This list of the prehistoric life of Wisconsin contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Wisconsin.

Precambrian

The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Wisconsin.

Paleozoic

Main article: List of the Paleozoic life of Wisconsin

Selected Paleozoic taxa of Wisconsin

• † Acernaspis
• † Acidaspis
• † Actinoceras

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  Restoration of the Cambrian arthropod Aglaspis

  † Aglaspis
• † Agraulos
• † Amplexopora
• † Amplexus
• † Arctinurus
• † Athyris
• † Atrypa
  • † Atrypa reticularis – tentative report
• † Bumastus
  • † Bumastus armatus
  • † Bumastus cuniculus
  • † Bumastus dayi
  • † Bumastus ioxus
  • † Bumastus niagarensis
  • † Bumastus tenuis
• † Calymene

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    Fossil of the Silurian trilobite Calymene celebra

    † Calymene celebra
• † Catenipora
• † Cedaria
• † Ceratocephala
• † Ceraurus
• † Cheirurus
• † Chippewaella – type locality for genus
• † Chondrites
• † Chonetes
• † Conchidium
• † Conocoryphe
• † Coolina
• † Coolinia
• † Coosia
• † Corbina
• † Cornulites
• † Crepicephalus
• † Crotalocrinites
• † Cyathocrinites – tentative report
• † Cycloceras
• † Cypricardinia
• † Dalmanites

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  Life restoration of two species of the Silurian trilobite Deiphon

  † Deiphon
• † Dendrograptus
• † Dicoelosia
• † Dikelocephalus
• † Dimerocrinites
  • † Dimerocrinites occidentalis
• † Distomodus
• † Distyrax
• † Dresbachia
• † Echinochiton – type locality for genus
  • † Echinochiton dufoei – type locality for species
• † Ellesmeroceras
• † Ellipsocephalus
• † Elrodoceras
• † Encrinurus
• † Entomaspis
• † Eophacops
  • † Eophacops handwerki
• † Eospirifer
  • † Eospirifer radiatus
• † Eucalyptocrinites
  • † Eucalyptocrinites crassus

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  Fossil of the Late Ordovician-Permian tabulate coral Favosites

  † Favosites
• † Geisonocerina
• † Hadromeros
• † Halysites
• † Harpidium
• † Hexameroceras
• † Holopea
• † Howella
• † Hyolithes
• † Hypseloconus
• † Illaenus
• † Inversoceras
• † Irvingella
• † Isotelus
• † Kionoceras
• † Krausella
• † Leonaspis
• † Leurocycloceras
• † Lingula

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  Illustration of a fossilized shell of the Cambrian-Late Ordovician brachiopod Lingulella

  † Lingulella
• † Lonchocephalus
• † Mackenziurus
• † Marsupiocrinus
• † Maryvillia
• † Matthevia
• † Meristina
• † Michelinoceras
• † Milaculum
• † Monograptus
• † Murchisonia
• † Norwoodia
• † Obolus
• † Ophioceras
• † Ozarkodina
• † Pelagiella
• † Pemphigaspis
• † Pentamerus
• † Pentlandia

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  Fossil of the Silurian-Carboniferous crinoid ("sea lily") Periechocrinus

  † Periechocrinus
• † Phragmolites
• † Plaesiomys
• † Plagiostomoceras
• † Planolites
• † Platyceras
• † Platystrophia
• † Plectodonta
• † Pleurodictyum
• Pleurotomaria
• † Polygrammoceras
• † Proetus
• † Sactorthoceras

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  Fossil of the Cambrian-Ordovician trilobite Saukiella

  † Saukiella
• † Scutellum
• † Similodonta
• † Skenidioides
• † Skolithos
• † Sowerbyella
• † Sphaerexochus
• † Strophomena
  • † Strophomena costata
  • † Strophomena plattinensis
• † Subulites
• † Thalassinoides

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  Life restoration of the Silurian arthropod Thylacares

  † Thylacares – type locality for genus
  • † Thylacares brandonensis – type locality for species
• † Uranoceras
• † Westonia
• † Waukeshaaspis
• † Whitfieldia
• † Wurmiella
  • † Wurmiella excavata

Mesozoic

The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Mesozoic fossils in Wisconsin.

Cenozoic

• Acidota
  • † Acidota quadrata
• Aegialia
  • † Aegialia lacustris
  • † Aegialia terminalis

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  Illustration of a living Agathidium round fungus beetle

  Agathidium
• Arpedium
• Asaphidion
  • † Asaphidion yukonense
• Bembidion
  • † Bembidion grapii
  • † Bembidion mutatum
• Bledius
• Byrrhus
• Calathus
  • † Calathus ingratus
• Carabus
  • † Carabus taedatus
• Cercyon
  • † Cercyon herceus

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  A living Chironomus midge

  Chironomus – or unidentified comparable form
• Conophthorus
  • † Conophthorus coniperda – or unidentified comparable form
• Copromyza
• Cryptophagus
• Curimopsis
• Cytilus
• Dyschirius
• Eusphalerum – or unidentified comparable form
• Formica
• Helina – or unidentified comparable form
• † Mammuthus

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    Restoration of a herd of Mammuthus primigenius , or wooly mammoths

    † Mammuthus primigenius
• Mecopeltus – or unidentified comparable form
• Myrmica
• Negastrius
• Notiophilus
  • † Notiophilus directus
• Ochthebius
• Olophrum
• Pediacus
  • † Pediacus fuscus
• Phloeosinus
  • † Phloeosinus pini
• Phloeotribus
  • † Phloeotribus piceae
• Pityophthorus
  • † Pityophthorus puberulus
• Polygraphus
  • † Polygraphus rufipennis
• Pterostichus – or unidentified comparable form
• Quedius
  • † Quedius uteanus
• Scolytus
  • † Scolytus piceae
• Simplocaria
  • † Simplocaria tessellata

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  A living Sitona weevil

  Sitona
• Stenus
• Trechus
  • † Trechus apicalis

References

• Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database" . Retrieved 17 December 2021.